Ubisoft has consistently been one of the first triple-A publishers to develop for new hardware, such as Nintendo's Wii and Switch consoles, as well as enter new markets, including VR, so it's not all too surprising to see the French giant take the first step towards Epic's platform. Chinese games giant Tencent has a stake in both companies, but that's unlikely to be relevant for this deal.

“As long-time fans and partners of Ubisoft, we’re thrilled to bring a range of awesome Ubisoft games to the Epic Games store,” Epic boss and co-founder Tim Sweeney said.

“We aim to provide the most publisher-friendly store, providing direct access to customers and an 88 per cent revenue split, enabling game creators to further reinvest in building great games.”

Ubisoft VP of partnerships Chris Early added: “We entrust Epic to deliver a smooth journey for our fans, from pre-ordering the game and enjoying our Beta to the launch of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 on March 15. Epic continues to disrupt the video game industry, and its third-party digital distribution model is the latest example, and something Ubisoft wants to support.”

Chris Early is speaking at PC Connects London 2019 headlining The PC Revolution track at the show.

Alex Calvin launched PCGamesInsider.biz in August 2017 and has been its editor since. Prior to this, he was deputy editor at UK based games trade paper MCV and content editor for marketing and events for London Games Festival 2017. His work has also appeared in Eurogamer, The Observer, Kotaku UK, Esquire UK and Develop.

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